The Boys

Genre Action | Drama | Sci-Fi

Cast Karl Urban, Jennifer Esposito, Erin Moriarty, Jack Quaid

Rating Unrated

Series Premiere July 26th, 2019 (Amazon Prime)

“An action story centered on a CIA squad tasked with keeping superheroes in line, by any means necessary.”

From creators Evan Goldberg, Eric Kripke, and Seth Rogen, The Boys is a new action series that tells the story of a CIA squad tasked with keeping superheroes in line, by any means necessary. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, The Boys:

• The series is based on the comic series of the same name by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson. The "Coming 2019" poster for the series is an exact recreation of the cover of the first issue, drawn by Robertson, later reused for The Boys Vol. 1 collection, "The Name of the Game".

• Creator Garth Ennis has worked with Seth Rogen bringing both The Boys and Preacher to the small screen.

Skin

Director Guy Nattiv

Genre Biography | Drama

Cast Jamie Bell, Danielle Macdonald, Vera Farmiga, Daniel Henshall

Rating R

Release Date July 26th, 2019

“A destitute young man, raised by racist skinheads and notorious among white supremacists, turns his back on hatred and violence to transform his life, with the help of a black activist and the woman he loves.”

Written and directed by Guy Nattiv, Skin tells the story of a destitute young man, raised by racist skinheads and notorious among white supremacists, who turns his back on hatred and violence to transform his life, with the help of a black activist and the woman he loves. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Skin:

• Guy Nattiv is an Academy Award® winning filmmaker from Israel. His first American short film, SKIN, won the 2019 Academy Award® for Best Live Action Short, along with many festivals around the world. It was acquired by FOX Searchlight. The feature version, also entitled SKIN, stars Jamie Bell, Vera Farmiga and Danielle Macdonald, and premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival to significant acclaim, where it won the Fipresci Critics Prize. Its European premiere was at the Berlin International Film Festival, and will also be shown in April at Tribeca. It will be distributed globally by A24 and Voltage in summer 2019.

Into the Ashes

Director Aaron Harvey

Genre Crime | Drama | Mystery

Cast Luke Grimes, Robert Taylor, James Badge Dale, Frank Grillo,

Rating Unrated

Release Date July 19th, 2019 (Limited)

“With an honest job and a loving wife, Nick Brenner believed he had safely escaped his violent, criminal history. But his old crew hasn’t forgotten about him or the money he stole, and when they take what Nick now values the most - his wife - he has nothing left to lose.”

From writer and director Aaron Harvey (The Neighbor), Into the Ashes tells the story of Nick, an ex-con who's adjusting to a new job, a new wife and some semblance of normalcy in rural Alabama. When vengeful former associates track him down, he's soon forced back into the desperate and violent life that he thought he left behind. Check out the official trailer below!!

Spider-Man: Far From Home

Director Jon Watts

Genre Action | Adventure | Comedy

Cast Tom Holland, Jake Gyllenhaal, Cobie Smulders, Samuel L. Jackson

Rating PG-13

Release Date  July 2nd, 2019

“Peter Parker and his friends go on summer vacation to Europe, where Peter finds himself trying to save his friends against a villain known as Mysterio.”

From director Jon Watts, the man behind (Spider-Man: Homecoming, Spider-Man: Far From Home is the next adventure from our favorite web-shooting teenage superhero as young Peter Parker aka Spider-Man takes a vacation to Europe with friends only to find himself battling a villain known as Mysterio. Check out the official trailers below!!

Ted Takes Film Facts, Spider-Man: Far From Home:

• This is the first movie of Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

• Due to his death on November 12, 2018, this movie will most likely contain the final on-screen appearance of Stan Lee, who died shortly after filming for this movie wrapped up.

Stuber

Director Michael Dowse

Genre Action | Comedy

Cast Kumail Nanjiani, Dave Bautista, Natalie Morales, Karen Gillan

Rating R

Release Date July 12th, 2019

“After crashing his car, a cop who’s recovering from eye surgery recruits an Uber driver to help him catch a heroin dealer. The mismatched pair soon find themselves in for a wild day of stakeouts and shootouts as they encounter the city’s seedy side.”

From director Michael Dowse (Goon, What If), Stuber is an action comedy about the misadventures of an Uber driver determined to maintain his high rating and a police officer who just underwent eye surgery as they work together to try and catch a heroin dealer. Check out the official trailers below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Stuber:

• Karen Gillan and Dave Bautista are in the MCU together via The Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) up to Avengers: Endgame (2019).

Crawl

Director Alexandre Aja

Genre Action | Horror | Thriller

Cast Kaya Scodelario, Barry Pepper, Ross Anderson, Anson Boon

Rating R

Release Date July 12th, 2019

“During a hurricane, a young woman finds herself trapped beneath a flooding house, fighting for her life against a pack of savage alligators.”

From director Alexandre Aja (The Hills Have Eyes) and producer Sam Raimi (Evil Dead, Don’t Breathe), Crawl is a horror thriller tells the story of a young woman who finds herself trapped beneath a flooding house during a Category 5 hurricane, fighting for her life against a pack of savage alligators. Check out the official trailer below!!

The Art of Self-Defense

Director Riley Stearns

Genre Comedy

Cast Jesse Eisenberg, Alessandro Nivola, Imogen Poots, Steve Terada

Rating R

Release Date July 12th, 2019

“A man who is attacked at random on the street and enlists in a local dojo, led by a charismatic and mysterious Sensei, in an effort to learn how to defend himself.”

“After he’s attacked on the street at night by a roving motorcycle gang, timid bookkeeper Casey (Jesse Eisenberg) joins a neighborhood karate studio to learn how to protect himself. Under the watchful eye of a charismatic instructor, Sensei (Alessandro Nivola), and hardcore brown belt Anna (Imogen Poots), Casey gains a newfound sense of confidence for the first time in his life. But when he attends Sensei’s mysterious night classes, he discovers a sinister world of fraternity, brutality and hyper-masculinity, presenting a journey that places him squarely in the sights of his enigmatic new mentor. ”

— Obscured Pictures

Check out the preview and exclusive trailers for the upcoming comedy The Art of Self-Defense from writer and director Riley Stearns below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, The Art of Self-Defense:

• Director Riley Stearns was previously married to actress Mary Elizabeth Winstead.

Point Blank

Director Joe Lynch

Genre Action | Thriller

Cast Anthony Mackie, Frank Grillo, Marcia Gay Harden, Christian Cooke

Rating Unrated

Release Date July 12th, 2019 (Netflix)

“To save his pregnant wife, an emergency room nurse teams up with an injured murder suspect in a race against time, rival criminals and renegade cops.”

From director Joe Lynch, Point Blank is an action thriller that follows an emergency room nurse who teams up with an injured murder suspect in a race against time, rival criminals and renegade cops in order to save his pregnant wife. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Point Blank:

• This is Anthony Mackie and Frank Grillo's first collaboration outside the MCU.